Østre Toten is a

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Innlandet Innlandet is a county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (the municipalities of Jevnaker and Lunner were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken on the same date). The ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. It is located in the traditional district of

Toten Toten is a traditional district in Innlandet county in the eastern part of Norway. It consists of the municipalities Østre Toten and Vestre Toten. The combined population of Toten is approximately 27,000. The largest town is Raufoss with appro ...

. The

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of the municipality is the village of

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. Other villages in the municipality include Kapp,

Kolbu Kolbu is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Toten, about to the southwest of the village of Lena, Norway, Lena, the administrative centre ...

, Kraby,

Lensbygda Lensbygda is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about to the east of the village of Kolbu, about south of the villages of Lena and Kraby, and about to the west of the village of Skreia. ...

Nordlia Nordlia is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the shore of the lake Mjøsa, about to the southeast of the town of Gjøvik, about to the northwest of the village of Kapp, and about ...

Skreia Skreia is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the large lake Mjøsa, about southeast of the village of Lena and about to the south of the village of Kapp. In the s ...

, and Sletta. The municipality is the 193rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Østre Toten is the 83rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 14,827. The municipality's

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is and its population has increased by 0.5% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

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The parish of Østre Toten was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January ...

law). On 1 January 1875, there was a border change between

Vestre Toten Municipality Vestre Toten is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rau ...

and Østre Toten Municipality. On 1 January 1896, a small area of Østre Toten (population: 49) was transferred to the neighboring Vardal Municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

Schei Committee The Schei Committee ( no, Schei-komitéen) was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post-World War II. It convened in 1946, and its formal name was (The 1946 Committee on Municip ...

. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring Kolbu Municipality (population: 2,909) was merged with Østre Toten to form a new, larger Østre Toten Municipality.

Etymology

The municipality was named ''Østre Toten'' because of its location in the traditional district of

. The first element ''Østre'' means "eastern" since it makes up the eastern part of the district. The last element is

( non, Þótn) which is assumed to be related to the noun ''þóttr'' which means approximately "something enjoyable".

Coat of arms

The

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...

was granted on 27 March 1987. The official

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is "

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a potato plant

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" ( no, I grønt en sølv potetplante). This means the arms have a green

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(background) and the

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is a

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. The potato plant has a

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which means it is colored white or if it is made out of metal, then it is silver. The green color in the field symbolizes the importance of agriculture in the municipality and the potato was chosen since that is a particularly important crop in the municipality. The arms were designed by Arne Løvstand.

Churches

The

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...

has five parishes () within the municipality of Østre Toten. It is part of the Toten prosti (

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) in the

Diocese of Hamar The Diocese of Hamar ( no, Hamar Bispedømme) is a diocese within the Church of Norway. The Diocese of Hamar includes all of the churches in Innlandet county plus the churches in Lunner in Viken county. Administratively, the diocese is divided ...

Geography

Østre Toten is bordered to the west by

Vestre Toten Vestre Toten is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Raufoss. Other villages in the municipality include Bøverbru, Eina, ...

, to the north by

Gjøvik is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Bybrua, and Hunndalen. The ...

, as well as by

Hurdal Hurdal is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hurdal. Hurdal is located about north of Oslo, along the lake Hurda ...

and

Eidsvoll Eidsvoll (; sometimes written as ''Eidsvold'') is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet. General information E ...

in neighboring Akershus county. The highest peak is Torsæterkampen with a height of . Settlement in Østre Toten is predominantly dispersed. In January 2015, 42.6% of the population lived in areas defined as urban settlements by

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, compared to 81% for Norway as a whole. The urban settlements in Østre Toten are Kapp,

and Sletta.

History

According to the

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''(Whiteleg)'' was the first

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in Norway. He conquered

Romerike Romerike is a traditional district located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway. It consists of the Viken municipalities Lillestrøm, Lørenskog, Nittedal, Rælingen and Aurskog-Høland in the southern end (Nedre Romerike), ...

, part of

Hedmark Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged i ...

, part of

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, and

. He was killed in Toten around the year 740. In 1021, according to saga, King Olaf (reigned 1015–1028) converted Toten to

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. Also, King

Håkon IV Haakon IV Haakonsson ( – 16 December 1263; Old Norse: ''Hákon Hákonarson'' ; Norwegian: ''Håkon Håkonsson''), sometimes called Haakon the Old in contrast to his namesake son, was King of Norway from 1217 to 1263. His reign lasted for 46 y ...

(reigned 1217–1263) came to Toten around the year 1226 to settle local unrest.

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(1481–1559) was a Danish monarch and King of

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and Norway from 1513–1523 and also the King of

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from 1520–1521, under the

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. Prior to becoming king, Duke Christian was sent to Norway in 1506 by

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(also called Hans), King of Norway (1483–1513) to take charge of the kingdom. In 1507, he became aware of a revolt in Hedmark. In early 1508, he took a force there, routing the rebellion. He then rowed across lake

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to Toten, capturing residents, imprisoning them in the vaulted cellar of the

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in Østre Toten and torturing them there. As a result, he determined that Bishop Karl of

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had been behind the rebellion. With Bishop Karl as his captive, he was able to suppress the unrest. Toten was a part of

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county until 1756, when it was became part of

Oppland Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The co ...

county. Lauritz Weidemann, Corporal Peder Balke, and Nels Dyhren from Toten attended the 1814 constitutional convention at Eidsvold.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Østre Toten, are responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient health services,

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services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s. The municipality is governed by a

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representatives, which in turn elect a

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Municipal council

The

of Østre Toten is made up of 29 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the municipal council is as follows:

Mayor

The mayors of Østre Toten: *1838-1847: Peder Fauchald *1848-1849:

Ole Larsen Hammerstad Ole Larsen Hammerstad (29 January 1817 – 8 August 1873) was a Norwegian politician. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1857, representing the constituency of Christians Amt. He was re-elected in 1859, not in 1861, but returned in 186 ...

*1850-1856: Peder Fauchald *1856-1861:

*1862-1865: Jacob Brager *1866-1869: Hans Henrik Thaulow Borchgrevink *1870-1871:

*1872-1875: Carl Schjøll *1876-1877: Hans Laurits O. Hammerstad *1878-1893:

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*1894-1897: Peder Madsen Wang *1898-1907: Adolf Rogneby *1908-1910: Peder Madsen Wang ( LL) *1911-1913: Even Fodstad ( LL) *1914-1922: Ole Weflen ( AD) *1923-1925: Kristian Ørud ( Bp) *1926-1928: Even Fodstad ( Bp) *1929-1931: Ole Aass ( Bp) *1932-1934: Ole Festad ( Bp) *1935-1940: Einar Hermanrud ( Ap) *1941-1943: Hans Rognerud ( NS) *1943-1945: Nils Lundbæk ( NS) *1945-1945: Per Gjestvang ( NS) *1945-1967: Einar Hermanrud ( Ap) *1968-1975: Fredrik Bredli ( Ap) *1976-1983: Johan Nygaard ( Ap) *1984-1991: Helge Røragen ( Ap) *1992-1995: Hans Bjerregård ( Ap) *1996-2003: Tor Finstad ( Sp) *2004-2015:

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( Sp) *2015-2019: Guri Bråthen ( Ap) *2019-present: Bror Helgestad ( Sp)

Climate

Østre Toten has a subarctic climate (Dfc). It is very close to a

continental climate Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in the middle latitudes (40 to 55 north), within large landmasses where prevailing winds blow overland bringing som ...

as September averages and May averages . Summer is the wettest time of year and winters are cold and snowy.

Economy

Østre Toten is one of the Innlandet's most productive farming municipalities. Østre Toten is Norway's largest producers of

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and

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. This is reflected in the municipality's coat of arms, which displays a potato plant. The

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factory (which produces

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s) is located at

Attractions

Among the town's most notable landmarks are the old Hoff Church and the

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at Glemmestad near Kapp, now displayed in the Toten Museum.

Notable residents

Public Service

* Ole Hannibal Sommerfelt (1753 at Sukkestad – 1821) a jurist, civil servant and

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* Lauritz Weidemann (1775 in Sukkestad – 1856) a Norwegian judge, civil servant and politician * Niels Fredriksen Dyhren (1778 in Østre Toten – 1866) &

Peder Paulsen Balke Peder Paulsen Balke (4 May 1779 – 6 September 1840) was a Norwegian farmer and non-commissioned officer in the military. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly. Peder Paulsen Balke was born in Østre Toten in ...

(1779 in Østre Toten –1840) farmers, non-commissioner military officers and reps. at the

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* Eduard Bøckmann (1849 in Østre Toten – 1927) a Norwegian-American ophthalmologist and physician * E. W. Everson (1857 in Hveem - 1931) a pioneer homesteader in

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* Kristian Ørud (1878 at Skjefstad – 1946) a farmer and Mayor of Østre Toten in the 1920s * twins

Adolf Bredo Stabell Adolf Bredo Stabell (19 November 1807 – 21 November 1865) was a Norwegian newspaper editor, banker and politician. He was born in Trondhjem (now Trondheim) as a son of Nicolai Bredo Stabell (1736–1817) and Karen Bolette Grøgaard (1769–1 ...

(1908 in Kolbu – 1996) a Norwegian diplomat &

Peter Platou Stabell Peter Platou Stabell (12 August 1908 – 10 March 1992) was a Norwegian barrister. He was born in Kolbu as a son of attorney Bernhard Dunker Stabell (1878–1929) and Dorothea Antoinette Platou (1883–1964). In 1948 he married American citizen Do ...

(1908 in Kolbu – 1992) a Norwegian barrister. * Atle Ørbeck Sørheim (born 1933 in Østre Toten) a Norwegian veterinarian and civil servant

The Arts

Peder Balke Peder Balke (November 4, 1804 – February 5, 1887) was a Norwegian painter. He is known for portraying the landscape of Norway in a romantic and dramatic manner. Biography Peder Andersen was born on the island of Helgøya, in Hedmark county, N ...

(1804–1887) a painter of romantic and dramatic landscapes, lived in Toten *

Marie Wexelsen Marie Wexelsen (20 September 1832 – 7 December 1911) was a Norwegian educator, poet, children's writer and novelist. She is most commonly known as a hymnwriter and associated with the Christmas carol, ''Jeg er saa glad hver Julekveld''. ...

(1832 in Østre Toten – 1911) educator, poet, children's writer and novelist *

Leif Solberg Leif Solberg (18 November 1914 – 25 January 2016) was a Norwegian classical composer and organist. He was born in Lena, Norway. After studying at the Norwegian Academy of Music he spent his professional career as the organist in Lillehammer ...

(1914 in Lena – 2016) a Norwegian classical composer and organist *

Margit Sandemo Margit Sandemo (née Underdal, 23 April 1924 – 1 September 2018) was a Norwegian-Swedish historical fantasy author. She had been the best-selling author in the Nordic countries since the 1980s, when her novel series of 47 books, ''The Legend o ...

(1924 in Lena – 2018) a Norwegian-Swedish historical fantasy author *

Svein Erik Brodal Svein Erik Brodal (born 21 February 1939 in Østre Toten, Oppland) is a Norwegian actor, theatre director, poet, novelist and politician. He made his stage debut at Det Norske Teatret in 1960, and served as theatre director from 1979 to 1990. He w ...

(born 1939 in Østre Toten) actor, theatre director, novelist and politician *

Einar Steen-Nøkleberg Einar Steen-Nøkleberg (born 25 April 1944) is a Norwegian classical pianist and musical pedagogue. Steen-Nøkleberg was born in Østre Toten to farmer Jacob Steen-Nøkleberg and Signe Sveen. He has recorded more than fifty albums, and toured al ...

(1944 in Østre Toten) a classical pianist and musical pedagogue *

Inger Lise Rypdal Inger Lise Rypdal (born 14 December 1949 in Lena, Norway) is a Norwegian singer and actress in many different genres: pop, rock, theater, film, and musical. She is the sister of singer Maj Britt Andersen and was married (1969–1985) to guitaris ...

(born 1949 in Lena) a Norwegian singer and actress *

Maj Britt Andersen Maj Britt Andersen (born 15 November 1956) is a Norwegian singer. Biography She was born in Østre Toten and is a sister of Inger Lise Rypdal. Her album ''Folk er rare'' from 1986 earned her Spellemannprisen. She was singing in the soul group ...

(born 1956 in Østre Toten) a Norwegian singer * Eldar Vågan (born 1960 in Kapp) songwriter and guitarist in

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Knut Anders Sørum Knut Anders Sørum (born 12 April 1976) is a Norwegian singer from Østre Toten. He represented Norway at Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul with the pop-ballad "High". He was also a vocalist and keyboard player for the Norway-based Christi ...

(born 1976 in Østre Toten) singer at the

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Sport

* Alv Gjestvang (1937 in Østre Toten − 2016) a speed skater, bronze and silver medallist at the

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Arne Senstad Arne Senstad (born 8 August 1969) is a professional Norwegian handball coach for the Polish women's national team. Playing career Between 1989 and 1999 he played professional handball in Norway and Switzerland. He transferred from Fredensborg ...

(born 1969 in Kapp) a professional Norwegian handball coach * Ruben Gabrielsen (born 1992 in Lena) a professional footballer with over 200 club caps

Sister cities

Østre Toten has

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agreements with the following places: * – Jammerbugt,

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, Denmark * – Kesälahti, Itä-Suomi, Finland * –

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, Sweden

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostre Toten Municipalities of Innlandet 1838 establishments in Norway